Swaziland and Kruger self drive tour, South Africa
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
On this tour you contribute positively to the environment by paying conservation fees at the National Parks and by often staying more than one night at the same accommodation to reduce your footprint. To help you reduce your carbon offset even more we calculate the total kilometres you have been driving. In return we would like to encourage our clients to plant trees through Food & Trees For Africa.
As a sign of commitment in saving the environment we received a Carbon Neutral Certificate from Planet Green Ocean Blue. Besides this we are BEE-accredited and follows responsible tourism guidelines.
Community
We stay in accommodations that are dedicated to staff and local communities as well as the conservation of the areas in which they develop. We stay in these accommodations to assist in the growth of sustainable tourism. On this tour we make use, where possible, of community owned accommodations and use of FTTSA accredited accommodations, accommodations that are in the process of becoming accredited or have responsible tourism guidelines in place. Besides this are all accommodations locally owned, and recruit local staff.
This tour offer tourists the opportunity to uplift the communities by visiting projects. In this 15 day tour the following projects will / can be visited; in the Fair-trade Soweto Tour will you visit a local project, in the Kruger Park will you be able to join the crew of your accommodation on their community trips on which they feed over 1000 children’s mouths. At Ithala you can visit the local schools and These projects offer tourists an opportunity to visit and uplift directly. Help the increase of employment and having the opportunity to share knowledge, interest and joy together. Share with the people you meet. One of the Trust's mission is to utilise all aspects of responsible tourism as a sustainable development tool for the people of Southern Africa. On this tour we work only with local operators for our meet & greets, transfers and excursions.
Our Trust works to create awareness and encourage the sharing of knowledge, culture and passion. Visitors, exchange skills and knowledge with the locals, help support the set up of vibrant tourist stops and community development projects. The assistance and participation, visits and feedback of visitors and volunteers, creates sustenance and boosts the local economy, in turn generating direct income and employment opportunities. Together with local NGO’s and organisations, cooperation is sought for further development of the Trust, providing a network for volunteers and visitors to South Africa eventually hoping to start a helpdesk for sustainable and responsible holidays.
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